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- IFN as a Pharmacodynamic Marker in VSV-IFNP-NIS Oncolytic Therapy
- the present invention generally relates to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics markers for therapeutic regimens and methods of treating cancer.
- Chemotherapy is the standard treatment option for the majority of patients with metastatic and/or advanced cancer. Unfortunately, for many patients, chemotherapy is not curative and their disease will become refractory to therapy. Patients with refractory, metastatic solid tumors have few treatment options.
- Cancer immunotherapy is a rapid ly emerging therapeutic class that offers the
- immune checkpoint inhibitors such as ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab and nivolumab have been approved. These approvals were initially for melanoma, but have more recently expanded to other disease types, and additional agents have recently been approved including avelumab and durvalumab. These agents have stimulated the resurgence of immunotherapies in the clinical pipeline. Numerous agents are in development, including oncolytic viral therapy. [0007] Oncolytic virotherapy is a promising alternative to chemotherapy, especially in patients with refractory or recurrent diseases who have failed more than one line of previous cancer therapies.
- Oncolytic viruses selectively replicate in cancer cells, and while inducing pro-inflammatory cellular lysis and exposure of tumor- associated antigens, they help reverse microenvironment immune suppression and reinvigorate host effector cells to encourage systemic, durable anticancer immunity.
- Oncolytic virotherapy can also be combined with other cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
- Emerging data suggest that the use of checkpoint inhibitors in conjunction with oncolytic viruses can enhance the anti-tumor immune response through release of neoantigens, leading to durable objective responses in a larger proportion of patients than would be expected with the checkpoint inhibitor alone. While some studies suggest that the combination of checkpoint inhibitors and oncolytic viruses may be useful, to date there has been no study examining a combination therapy composed of a checkpoint inhibitor and an oncolytic virus for metastatic colon cancer in humans.
- Oncolytic virotherapy can be optimized or customized. For example, cancer cells with an anti-viral deficiency can be identified based on the presence of a virotherapy permissive gene expression signature.
- a virotherapy permissive gene expression signature is shown in WO
- the present invention generally relates to a method of diagnosis.
- a method of diagnosis In certain embodiments,
- the invention relates to methods of determining the likelihood that a cancerous tissue in a subject having the cancerous tissue will respond to administration of a cancer therapy regimen is provided.
- the methods generally comprise (a) administering intratumorally to the cancerous tissue a subtherapeutic diagnostic dose of an oncolytic virus probe that comprises a nucleic acid that codes for soluble interferon beta (IRNb), and (b) measuring the circulating level of I FN b in the subject after administration of the oncolytic virus to determine if the cancerous tissue is a strong responder, an intermediate responder, a low responder or a non-responder.
- IRNb soluble interferon beta
- the present invention also relates to methods of treating a subject having been diagnosed with cancer.
- the treatment methods comprise: (a) administering to the subject a first dose of an oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen that comprises a nucleic acid encoding interferon beta (I FN b), and (b) administering at least a second dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen if the subject has been identified as a strong responder or an intermediate responder to the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen.
- Figure 1 shows that intratumorally injected Voyager-Vl virus concentration
- I FN b levels predict patient's response to Voyager-Vl.
- FIG 2 shows the plasma IRNb levels in patients administered with dose level (DL)
- DL1, DL2, and DL3 correspond to 5xl0 9 , 1.7xl0 10 , and 5xl0 10 TCID50, respectively.
- SD indicates stable disease.
- PR indicate partial response.
- Figure 3 shows a plot of plasma I FN b level at day 2 (24 hours post administration) against anti-VSV antibody titer at day 29 (day 28 post administration).
- Figures 4A-4F show the comparison of relative IFN b and IFNa trends in patients.
- Figures 4A-4C show that the I FN b level (the dark line) increases at 24 hours post administration.
- Figures 4D-4F show that the IFNa level (the dark line) decreases at 24 hours post administration.
- the data indicate that IFN b transgene levels can serve as a biomarker of viral infection.
- Figures 5A-5F show that the circulating levels of IF b detected in serum is an
- Figures 5A-5C show that the circulating levels of IRNb can be detected in patients with intratumoral injection of doses in the range from approximately 10 6 to 10 s TCID50.
- FIG. 6 shows an illustration of the construct of Voyager-Vl (n5n-IRNb-NI5, VV1)
- FIG. 7 shows a flow chart summary of the method used in the Voyager-Vl
- Figures 8A and 8B show the clinical activity after one intravenous dose of Voyager- Vl. Specifically, Figure 8A shows the CT scans of pre-treatment and 3 months after Voyager-Vl treatment in a subject with endometrial cancer. The overall tumor reduction is 16.5% in diameter at day 29. Figure 8B shows there is a 75% reduction in tumor diameters in a subject with T-cell lymphoma.
- FIGs 9A and 9B show that NIS imaging confirms infection of tumor by Voyager-Vl in two subject, Subject 105-021 ( Figure 9A) and Subject 105-020 ( Figure 9B).
- FIGS 10A and 10B show that Voyager-Vl treatment increases CD8 tumor
- the present invention generally relates to a method of diagnosis.
- a method of diagnosis In certain embodiments,
- the invention relates to methods of determining the likelihood that a cancerous tissue in a subject having the cancerous tissue will respond to administration of a cancer therapy regimen is provided.
- the methods generally comprise (a) administering intratumorally to the cancerous tissue a subtherapeutic diagnostic dose of an oncolytic virus probe that comprises a nucleic acid that codes for soluble interferon beta (IRNb), and (b) measuring the circulating level of I FN b in the subject after administration of the oncolytic virus to determine if the cancerous tissue is a strong responder, an intermediate responder, a low responder or a non-responder.
- IRNb soluble interferon beta
- the cancer therapy regimen of the method comprises the oncolytic virus probe that is administered intratumoral ly in (a). In certain embodiments, the cancer therapy regimen of the method comprises a different oncolytic virus probe than what is administered intratumorally in (a). In certain embodiments, the cancer therapy regimen is an immuno-oncolytic therapy. In certain embodiments, the cancer therapy regimen is an antibody or small molecule anti-cancer treatment.
- the oncolytic virus probe that is administered at a non-toxic and non-therapeutic is from about 10 5 TCID50 to about 3X10 9 TCID50. In certain embodiments, the non- therapeutic and non-toxic dose is from about 10 s TCID50 to about 5X10 8 TCID50.
- the oncolytic virus probe can be any GMP grade virus.
- the oncolytic virus probe is vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
- the oncolytic virus probe further comprises a nucleic acid encoding a sodium iodine symporter (NIS).
- NIS sodium iodine symporter
- the oncolytic virus probe has the construct of N-P-M-IFI ⁇ -G-NIS-L.
- the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject between about 12 hou rs to about 45 days after administration of the oncolytic virus. In certain embodiments, the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject between about 12 hours to about 3 days after administration of the oncolytic virus. In certain embodiments, the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject about 48 hours after administration of the oncolytic virus. In certain embodiments, the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject about 24 hours after administration of the oncolytic virus.
- the circulating level of I FN b is measured by an
- the cancerous tissue is a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy.
- the cancerous tissue is a head and neck cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular cancer, lung cancer, medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, a leukemia, a lymphoma, or a myeloma.
- the present invention also relates to methods of treating a subject having been diagnosed with cancer.
- the treatment methods comprise: (a) administering to the subject a first dose of an oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen that comprises a nucleic acid encoding interferon beta (IRNb), and (b) administering at least a second dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen if the subject has been identified as a strong responder or an intermediate responder to the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen.
- IRNb interferon beta
- the cancer therapy regimen comprises administration of more than one anti-cancer composition.
- the cancerous tissue is a solid tumor and the cancer therapy regimen is an oncolytic virus that is administered intratumorally at a dose that is based upon the number of viral particles per unit volume of tumor.
- the therapeutic dose of the oncolytic virus to be administered is a therapeutic dose of the oncolytic virus to be administered.
- the cancer therapy regimen is an oncolytic virus that is administered intravenously.
- the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is an intravenous administration. In certain embodiments, the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is an intratumoral administration. In certain embodiments, the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is a non-therapeutic dose and non-toxic dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen. In certain
- the second dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is an intravenous administration or an intratumoral administration.
- the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen comprises a nucleic acid encoding a sodium iodine sym porter (NIS).
- NIS sodium iodine sym porter
- the oncolytic virus is an RNA virus.
- the oncolytic virus is a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
- VSV vesicular stomatitis virus
- the VSV has the construct of N-P-M- IFN3-G-NIS-L.
- the method of treatment further comprises administrating one or more additional immune-oncology therapy agents to the subject if the subject has been identified as an intermediate responder to the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen.
- the method of treatment further comprises administrating a janus kinase inhibitor (JAK inhibitor) inhibitor to the subject if the subject has been identified as a strong responder to the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen.
- JAK inhibitor is ruxolitinib.
- the level of I FN b is assessed between about 0.5 to 45 days after administration of the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen. In certain embodiments, the level of I FN b is assessed between about 0.5 to 3 days after administration of the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen. In certain embodiments, the second dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is administered within about 1-10 days after administration of the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen. In certain embodiments, the circulating levels of IFN b are assessed within about 12-24 hours after administration of the first dose of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen. In certain embodiments, the circulating level of IFN b is assessed by an immunological assay.
- the cancer is a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy.
- the solid tumor is a head and neck cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular cancer, lung cancer, medulloblastoma, or atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.
- the hematological malignancy is a leukemia, a lymphoma, or a myeloma.
- the second administration of the oncolytic virus cancer therapy regimen is by intratumoral injection.
- in the second intratumoral injection is ad ministered to the subject based on the number of viral particles per unit volume of tumor.
- second intratumoral injection is ad ministered to the subject in a standard dose range.
- the therapeutic dose of an oncolytic virus is administered intravenously.
- the present invention generally relates to methods of diagnosis and treating cancer.
- the present invention provides a method for early assessment of an individual patient's response to cancer therapy and adapting the treatment decisions based on the individual response and changing circumstances in each patient.
- the present invention provides a method to interrogate a cancerous tissue's microenvironment and potential immune response to a cancer therapeutic agent in an individual patient. Such a method can inform the choice of the most effective therapeutic regimen tailored for the specific individual.
- a "sample/' "test sample/' or “biological sample” as used interchangeably herein is of biological origin, in specific embodiments, such as from a mammal.
- the sample is a tissue or body fluid obtained from a subject.
- the sample is a human sample or animal samples.
- Non-limiting sources of a sample include blood, plasma, serum, urine, spinal fluid, lymph fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, tears, saliva, milk, mucosal secretion, effusion, sweat, biopsy aspirates, ascites or fluidic extracts.
- the sample is a fluid sample.
- the sample is a cancerous tissue.
- samples are derived from a subject (e.g., a human) comprising different sample sources described herein.
- the samples are subject to further processing. Exemplary procedures for processing samples are provided throughout the application, for instance, in the Example section.
- subject refers to any animal, e.g., a mammal, including, but not limited to humans and non-human primates, which is to be the recipient of a particular treatment.
- a subtherapeutic dose means a dose level or a dose range that is lower than a dose level or range that would normally be administered for a certain indication, or a certain individual.
- a subtherapeutic dose is a dose level or range that is lower than what is on the label of agent, such as any cancer therapeutic agent.
- a subtherapeutic dose means a dose level or a dose range that does not elicit toxicity or a therapeutic response in a subject.
- the subtherapeutic dose is a non-toxic and non-therapeutic dose.
- An oncolytic virus as used herein means a virus that infects and kills cancer cells through normal viral replication and lifecycle but not normal cells.
- an oncolytic virus therapy may make it easier to kill tumor cells with other cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- an oncolytic virus therapy is a type of targeted therapy. It is also called oncolytic virotherapy, viral therapy, and virotherapy, which are used interchangeably herein.
- An oncolytic virus probe as used herein means an oncolytic virus that is used in a lower dose than it would be used as a therapeutic agent to interrogate a cancerous tissue, such as a tumor, for the cancerous tissue's specific characteristics, such as immune responses to the virus, the tissue or tumor microenvironment, or the defense capacity of the cancerous tissue.
- the oncolytic virus probe is used to investigate an individual subject who has been diagnosed with cancer.
- the oncolytic virus probe can be any GMP grade virus.
- the oncolytic virus probe is vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
- the oncolytic virus probe further comprises a nucleic acid encoding a sodium iodine symporter (NIS).
- the probe is a virus that would be therapeutic if provided at sufficient doses.
- the subtherapeutic dose of the oncolytic virus probe is from about 10 5 TCID50 to about 3X10 9 TCID50. In certain embodiments, the subtherapeutic dose is from about 10 s TCID50 to about 5X10 8 TCID50. In certain embodiments, the subtherapeutic dose of the oncolytic virus probe can be calculated by any person skilled in the art using a standard method.
- the oncolytic virus probe has the construct of N-R-M-IRNb- G-NIS-L.
- the non-therapeutic and non-toxic dose of the oncolytic virus probe is from about 10 5 TCID50 to about 3X10 9 TCID50. In certain embodiments, the non-therapeutic and non-toxic dose is from about 10 s TCID50 to about 5X10 8 TCID50.
- Circulating level is intended to refer to the amount or concentration of a marker present in a circulating fluid. Circulating levels can be expressed in terms of, for example, absolute amounts, concentrations, amount per unit mass of the subject, and can be expressed in terms of relative amounts.
- the level of a marker may also be a relative amount, such as but not limited to, as compared to an internal standard, or baseline levels, or can be expressed as a range of amount, a minimum and/or maximum amount, a mean amount, a median amount, or the presence or absence of a marker.
- the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject prior to the administration of an oncolytic virus.
- the oncolytic virus can be a virus probe administered at a subtherapeutic dose, or a viratherapy agent.
- the circulating level of IRNb are measured in the subject between about 12 hours to about 45 days after administration of the oncolytic virus.
- the circulating level of I FN b are measured in the subject between about 12 hours to about 3 days after ad ministration of the oncolytic virus.
- the circulating level of IRNb are measured in the subject about 48 hours after administration of the oncolytic virus.
- the circulating level of I F b are measured in the subject about 24 hours after administration of the oncolytic virus.
- the levels of circulating I FN b in a subject identifies the subject as a strong responder, an intermediate responder, a low responder or a non-responder to the administration of an oncolytic virus.
- the levels of circulating I FN b in a strong responder, an intermediate responder, a low responder, or a non-responder are determined by more than one factors and may overlap.
- the actual amount of I FN b produced in a subject will depend on the type of viral vector used, the marker gene or protein carried by the vector, the initial dose given, the individual's tumor microenvironment, and the individual's immune defense mechanism.
- the marker gene or protein used here means a gene or protein whose levels, i.e., circulating or expression level, can be detectable by common techniques. In some embodiments, it is a soluble I FN b. In some embodiments, it is a NIS.
- a circulating I FN b level between 0-100 pg/ml may be considered low, depending on the initial dose of probe, and identifies a subject a low responder or non-responder.
- a circulating I FN b level of 10 pg/ml and above may be high, depending on the initial dose of probe, and identifies a subject a strong
- carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.
- Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
- Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood.
- Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system.
- Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord.
- Cancer as used herein include all types of cancers, whether it is a solid tumor or a blood cancer and regardless the origin of the cancer.
- the cancer is a head and neck cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular cancer, lung cancer, medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, a leukemia, a lymphoma, or a myeloma.
- a cancerous tissue means a tissue that has identifiable cancer cells.
- the cancerous tissue is a solid tumor.
- the administration as used herein include any method for giving a medication to a subject, including but not limited to intratumoral and intravenous.
- An intravenous (IV) injection, or infusion means that the medication sent directly into the subject's vein using a needle or tube.
- a thin plastic tube called an IV catheter is inserted into the vein.
- An intratumoral administration means that a medication is given directly within a tumor or a cancerous tissue.
- the present invention also relates to pharmacodynamics (PD) markers for
- vesicular stomatitis virus that has been engineered to expresses interferon beta and a sodium iodine symporter (e.g., VSV-IEN b- NIS).
- VSV-IEN b- NIS sodium iodine symporter
- VSV infection with wild type VSV is usually asymptomatic, but can cause an acute, febrile, influenza like illness lasting 3-6 days characterized by fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, headache, retrobulbar pain, myalgia, substernal pain, malaise, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis and lymphadenitis. Complications are generally not seen in humans infected with wild type VSV and fatalities have not been recorded, although a published case of nonfatal meningoencephalitis in a 3-year-old Panamanian child was attributed to VSV infection. A modified Indiana strain VSV has been used in over 17,000 healthy volunteers in an Ebola vaccination program, leading researchers to conclude that the safety profile is considered acceptable in healthy adults.
- VSV-based vaccine is generally well tolerated and there have been few vaccine-related adverse events reported. Common adverse events include headache, pyrexia, fatigue, and myalgia, of which the majority are mild to moderate and generally of short duration. Neither shedding of live virus nor human-to-human transmission have been seen.
- the vesicular stomatitis virus is a member of the Rhabdoviridae family.
- the VSV genome is a single molecule of negative-sense RNA that encodes five major
- polypeptides a nucleocapsid (N) polypeptide, a phosphoprotein (P) polypeptide, a matrix (M) polypeptide, a glycoprotein (G) polypeptide, and a viral polymerase (L) polypeptide.
- N nucleocapsid
- P phosphoprotein
- M matrix
- G glycoprotein
- L viral polymerase
- the nucleic acid sequences of a vesicular stomatitis virus provided herein that encode a VSV N polypeptide, a VSV P polypeptide, a VSV M polypeptide, a VSV G polypeptide and a VSV L polypeptide can be from a VSV Indiana strain as set forth in GenBank Accession Nos. NC_001560 (Gl No. 9627229) or can be from a VSV New Jersey strain.
- the methods and regimens of the present invention comprise administration of Voyager-Vl (n5n-IRNb-NI5, VV1).
- n5n-IRNb-NI5 is a live virus engineered to express both the human interferon b (h I FN b) gene and the thyroidal sodium iodide symporter (NIS). The virus was constructed by inserting the h I FN b gene downstream of the M gene and the NIS gene (cDNA) downstream of the gene for the G protein into a full-length infectious molecular clone of an Indiana strain vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
- VSV Indiana strain vesicular stomatitis virus
- Voyager-Vl (n5n-IRN b-NI5, VV1) is an armed and trackable oncolytic vesicular
- VSV stomatitis virus
- IRNb human interferon beta
- NIS sodium iodide symporter NIS sodium iodide symporter
- the primary objectives of this study include safety and tolerability of Voyager-Vl after intratumoral (IT) or intravenous (IV) administration in patients with relapsed or recurrent hematological malignancies or solid tumors.
- the secondary objectives of this study include establishing proof of concept (e.g., by NIS imaging, immune activation, and tumor selectivity), PK and PD of Voyager-Vl, viral shedding, immune responses, and response rate.
- proof of concept e.g., by NIS imaging, immune activation, and tumor selectivity
- PK and PD of Voyager-Vl e.g., by NIS imaging, immune activation, and tumor selectivity
- viral shedding e.g., viral shedding, immune responses, and response rate.
- a schematic flow chart of the study design is shown in Figure 7.
- I FN b levels were measu red using a standard ELISA kit specific for human I FN b (PBL Assay Science, NJ). Cytokine levels were tested using a multiple cytokine assay kit (R&D Systems, M N). Exemplary protocols are provided in Examples 3 and 4 below.
- Figures 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, and 10B show the efficacy of Voyager-Vl systemic virotherapy.
- Figure 8A shows the CT scans of pre-treatment and 3 months after Voyager-Vl treatment in a subject with endometrial cancer. The overall tumor reduction is 16.5% in diameter at day 29.
- Figure 8B shows there is a 75% reduction in tu mor diameters in a subject with T-cell lymphoma.
- Figures 9A and 9B show that N IS imaging confirms infection of tumor by Voyager-Vl in two subject, Subject 105- 021 ( Figure 9A) and Subject 105-020 (Figure 9B).
- Figures 10A and 10B show that Voyager-Vl treatment increases CD8 tumor infiltrating cel ls one month after with intravenous injection (subject 6, Figure 10A) or intratumora l injection (su bject 103-014, Figure 10B).
- Voyager-Vl doses ranged from 3x 10 6 to 3xl0 9 TCI D50, and injected volume ranged from 0.5-4.0m L dependent upon the size of the injected lesion.
- Increasing concentrations of IFN b in virus preparation may be inhibitory to virus replication.
- Average serum interferon beta levels measured at 24 hou rs post-Voyager-Vl ad ministration increased from 2.0 pg/mL IFN b at 7.5xl0 6 TCID50/mL to 219.5 pg/mL I FN b at 2.5x10 s TCID50/mL (average), beyond which, peak I FN b levels began to decline (77 pg/mL I FN b at 5x10 s TCI D50/mL; 23 pg/mL IRNb at 7.5x10 s TCI D50/mL, and 11 pg/mL I FN b at lxlO 9 TCID50/mL and higher).
- H igher virus concentrations mean higher IFN b concentrations in the injected virus preparation, which may inhibit virus growth and spread.
- the intratumora lly injected Voyager-Vl virus concentration correlates at day 2 (24 hours post administration) with patients' response to the treatment.
- IRNb levels predict patient's response to Voyager-Vl. Patients with detectable levels of IRNb tend to have stable disease.
- Figure 2 shows the plasma I FN b levels at day 2 (24h) in patients administered with one intravenous dose of Voyager-Vl.
- DL1, DL2, and DL3 correspond to 5xl0 9 , 1.7xl0 10 , and 5xl0 10 TCID 50 , respectively, of virus given by IV route to each subject.
- SD indicates stable disease.
- PR indicates partial response.
- Each diamond represents a single treated su bject.
- VSV infection wou ld resu lt in adaptive host immune response and generates
- Peak I RNb level (day 2 shown in Figure 3) correlates with anit-VSV antibody titers, indicaitng that I FN b level early (24h) after infusion of therapeutic virus would be a good indicator of Voyager-Vl viral replication and i nfeciton and permissiveness of the tumor to the virotherapy.
- FIG. 4A-4F show the comparison of relative I FN b and IFNa trends in patients.
- Figures 4A-4C show that the I FN b level (the dark line) increases at 24 hours post administration.
- Figures 4D-4F show that the IFNa level (the dark line) in the same patients decreases at 24 hours post administration.
- the data indicate that I FN b transgene levels can serve as a PD marker of viral infection in tumors.
- Plasma levels of IRNb is a good early indicator of viral replication and may be a good PD marker for tumor susceptibility to Voyager-Vl.
- Voyager-Vl a good PD marker for tumor susceptibility to Voyager- Vl.
- a low dose of Voyager-Vl that is not toxic and not therapeutic can be used to identify the likelihood that a cancerous tissue in a patient will respond to administration of a cancer therapy regimen.
- this method can be used with not only Voyager-Vl but also any oncolytic virus probe, in particular, GM P grade virus, which comprises a nucleic acid encoding a soluble I FN b. It was established in the Examples provided above that circulating I FN b level can be a good indicator of variability in virus infection and spread in individual patients.
- the sub-therapeutic probing dose can be as low as approximately 10 6 TCID50 to about 10 s TCID50, and it can be given intratumorally (as shown in Figu res 5A-5F), or more conveniently, intravenously.
- Samples from patients can be collected using appropriate protocol available in the art.
- An exemplary sample collection procedure used by the study is provided herein .
- Blood (lxl.5mL) was d rawn in one 5 mL red-top tube. Sample were collected at the fol lowing intervals: day 1 pre-treatment, days 2, 3, 4 (for IT+IV patients only), 8 and 15. Samples should on ly be drawn at day 22 and day 43 if day 15 is positive.
- I FN b levels from patient samples were evaluated by standard ELISA assay using the VeriKine-HSTM Hu man IFN Beta Serum ELISA Kit (Catalog No. 41415-1, PBL Assay Science, Piscataway Township, NJ) following the manufacturer's instruction provided in Protocol A (Enhanced protocol for improved performance in serum evaluation).
- the standard curve was prepared according to the following protocol: a) Label 8 polypropylene tubes (S1-S8). b) Add indicated volumes of Standard Diluent or sample matrix to the labeled tubes following the manufacture's instruction provided in Protocol A. c) Add 10 mI of IFN Standard to 90 mI of Standard Diluent or sample matrix using polypropylene tips. Set the volume to 80 mI and mix thoroughly by pipetting up and down 10 times using a 100 mI or 200 mI pipette d) Add 7.5 mI of the 1:10 prediluted standard to S8 and mix thoroughly to recover all material adhered to the inside of the pipette tip.
- circulating I FN b levels can be detected from a sample obtained from the subject using the methods provided above.
- Subjects having a plasma I FN b level greater than about 1000 pg/mL have tumors that are highly susceptible to viral therapy. These subjects can be identified as strong responders and can be given additional therapeutic doses of Voyager-Vl or another oncolytic virus, for examples within a week. Subjects having a plasma I FN b level between about 10 pg/mL to about 1000 pg/mL have tumor infected by virus
- the other cancer therapeutic agents can be, for example, immunotherapy, chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, etc.
- the immunotherapy can be immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as PD-L1 inhibitors.
- the levels of circu lating IRNb can be assessed at any time between 12 hours and 10 days post the ad ministration of the first therapeutic dose or the sub-therapeutic dose of Voyager-Vl.
- the circulating I FN b levels ca n be assessed at about 12 to 24 hou rs post administration, or at about 24-48 house post administration.
- circulating levels of I FN b are too high, for example, greater than or equal to 10,000 pg/mL, within about 12-48 hou rs after the first administration of Voyager-Vl, the patient wil l be given one or more therapeutic doses of a janus kinase inhibitor (JAK inhibitor).
- the JAK inhibitor can be, for example, ruxolitinib, or any JAK in hibitor that is commonly used.
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